| Index | Hanging Rock | Ohio | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 61% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 3,650 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,000 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 393 | 7,963 |

| Index | Hanging Rock | Ohio | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 89.1% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 84.2% | 85.6% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 38.0% | 55.7% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 21.7% | 35.1% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 7.1% | 26.7% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 1.6% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Hanging Rock. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Hanging Rock, OH schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Hanging Rock, OH, an average of 89.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 84.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Wheelersburg, OH | 6,315 | 80% | 66.7% |
| Flatwoods, KY | 7,406 | 67% | 39.6% |
| Coal Grove, OH | 1,975 | 65% | 35.4% |
| Russell, KY | 3,359 | 64% | 32.3% |
| Ironton, OH | 11,094 | 63% | 30.4% |
| Hanging Rock, OH | 174 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Burlington, OK | 174 | 50% | 4.2% |
| Alton, NH | 174 | 41% | 14.1% |
| Marshall, AK | 174 | 5% | 89.6% |
| Pickering, MO | 174 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Reeves, LA | 174 | 77% | 60.4% |
| Hanging Rock, OH | 174 | n/a |